Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

Nagato remained silent, looking down at Jue with an air of superiority. Behind him, a white snake emerged from his robes, flicking its tongue, and moved closer to Jue.

This white snake is Nagato's tail.

Its body suddenly swelled up, then it opened its huge mouth and swallowed Jue whole. Then it returned to its original size, shrank back into Nagato's robe, and hid away.

"Let's go back to Amegakure first. Although I promised the White Snake Sage that I would defeat Jiraiya-sensei and Kisame Hoshigaki, I need to have a formal identity before that. The leader of Amegakure sounds pretty good."

Nagato muttered to himself as he walked out of the underground and returned to the surface.

The sky was a clear blue, without a single cloud; it was a beautiful, sunny day.

A gentle breeze swept by, bringing fresh air and blowing off Nagato's hood. He set off in the direction of the Land of Rain, his face expressionless, moving at top speed.

At this moment, in the Divine Might Space.

Obito appeared from mid-air, fell to the ground with a thud, and lay there for a while before catching his breath and getting up again.

His face looked terrible.

Nagato's growth rate far exceeded his expectations, and so far, he has lost control of that guy.

At this rate, achieving the Eye of the Moon plan will be virtually impossible.

However, Obito had one last trick up his sleeve.

"Nagato, do you really not care about your two companions? I don't believe it."

He muttered to himself, gave a cold laugh, and then walked toward the place where Yahiko and Konan were imprisoned.

Ten minutes later.

what happened? !

When Obito discovered the empty stone pillar, his pupils contracted and his whole body trembled.

He clearly used the black rod that Madara Uchiha passed down to him before his death to seal their chakra and nail them to the stone pillar. Logically speaking, without the help of outsiders, the two of them would have had no chance of escaping.

There can be no outsiders in this divine space.

Could something have happened?

Obito frowned, feeling a sense of unease, and immediately began searching the surroundings, trying to find traces of Yahiko and Konan.

But in the end, nothing was gained.

Where did these two people go?

Obito's unease grew stronger. This unease wasn't because of Yahiko and Konan's escape, but because he realized that the Kamui dimension he had always relied on might no longer be as safe as it used to be.

As expected, Obito's guess was soon confirmed.

call out!

A kunai shot out from the shadows with a whistling sound, startling Obito, who instinctively dodged to the side.

Click.

It was incredibly dangerous; it just barely grazed his face, tearing the mask on his face and causing it to fall to the ground.

"Who?!"

Obito shouted sharply, both surprised and frightened.

"I didn't expect you to actually be alive, Obito."

A familiar voice came from the darkness. Then, to Obito's horrified gaze, Minato Namikaze, with his blond hair, slowly appeared.

"Minato-sensei...you, how did you get here?"

Obito pointed at Minato Namikaze and subconsciously took two steps back. At that moment, he looked like a frightened little boy.

"Obito, don't be afraid, I just want to talk to you."

Minato spread his hands to show Obito that he meant no harm, and walked towards the latter step by step.

however--

"Don't come any closer!" Obito shouted again, taking out a new mask and putting it on to cover his panicked expression.

Seeing this, Minato sighed and stopped in his tracks.

"Obito, what exactly happened to you? I'm your teacher. If you have any difficulties or problems, you can tell me, and I will help you."

He spoke sincerely to Obito, hoping that the latter would lower his guard and open his heart.

Unfortunately, Obito didn't appreciate the gesture. Instead, he stared intently at Minato Namikaze and coldly retorted:

"How did you get here? You must have rescued Yahiko and Konan, right? As expected of the Yellow Flash, you really caught me off guard and surprised me greatly."

Minato also didn't answer Obito's question, but instead continued to patiently persuade him:

“Obito, you've become like this because of… Rin's death? You were there, you should know that Kakashi had no choice but to do what he did. Even now, he still hasn't gotten over it, and he's in immense torment every day. But both Kakashi and you should let go of your pain and look forward…”

"enough!"

Obito snapped impatiently, interrupting Minato's nagging; he'd had enough.

Clearly, their exchange was essentially a case of each talking past the other, and it failed to achieve any meaningful communication.

"I don't care how you got in, this space is my territory, and I call the shots. If you want to get out again, it won't be so easy. Prepare to die!"

Before Obito could finish speaking, he charged towards Minato Namikaze, intending to capture the latter.

"It seems I have to find another way to calm you down."

Minato's gaze turned cold, and the Rasengan appeared in his palm, radiating a dazzling light.

boom.

The two clashed violently in the Divine Might Space.

The battle did not last long before a victor emerged.

Obito lost again.

After all, he had just been thoroughly beaten by Nagato and was injured. Moreover, in this Kamui space, he could no longer use his most unbeatable ability to become intangible.

They can only use the Uchiha clan's secret techniques and Wood Release ninjutsu.

Under such circumstances, Obito found it difficult to cope with the Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze and was quickly defeated by the opponent's continuous attacks of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

“Obito, come with me and leave this place. Let’s go back to Konoha. Kakashi, your teacher’s wife Kushina, the Uchiha clan, and everyone in Konoha will welcome you home.”

Minato walked up to Obito, extended a hand to him, and looked at him sincerely.

"Stop with that fake expression, Minato-sensei."

Obito sneered, his eyes hardening, and he unleashed the last of his chakra, activating Wood Release: Hellfire.

Rumble.

Countless trees surged from the ground, baring their fangs and claws as they swept towards Minato Namikaze, intent on strangling him to death.

Minato frowned, using his superb Body Flicker Technique to weave through the trees, effortlessly dodging their attacks. But suddenly, his movements faltered, becoming noticeably slower.

His shadow clone's chakra was also almost exhausted.

The next second, a large number of trees surged up and tightly bound the water gate.

Left with no other choice, he took one last look at Obito before deactivating the spell, disappearing into a puff of white smoke with a "pop".

Shadow clone?

Seeing this, Obito's expression grew even more unpleasant.

He thought he had a chance to turn the tide, but his joy was short-lived. He ended up fighting a shadow clone of the opponent for a long time.

What particularly puzzled Obito was how Minato Namikaze managed to enter the Kamui dimension. Was it a pure coincidence that Minato rescued Yahiko and Konan right under his nose, or was it a long-planned scheme?

The more Obito thought about it, the more terrified he became, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

His biggest trump card is this Kamui Space. If Minato Namikaze really breaks through it, he will no longer have a safe place to stay.

Thinking of this, he didn't even have time to catch his breath. He quickly scanned the Divine Might Space from the inside out with his pupil power, looking for any possible loopholes or suspicious points.

Amegakure Village.

Inside the temporary office, Hokage Jiraiya, Kazekage Rasa, and the recently returned Minato Namikaze, Yahiko, and Konan were all gathered.

Jiraiya listened patiently to his two disciples' stories and learned about their experiences during this time.

"Yahiko, Konan, I'm so sorry. I never imagined that the Great Toad Sage's prophecy about Nagato would bring you so much trouble, causing the Akatsuki organization you worked so hard to build to be destroyed. Especially Yahiko, who even lost his life and was only able to be resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation. I'm so sorry..."

Jiraiya apologized to his two former disciples, appearing very remorseful.

In his view, it was because he revealed Nagato's identity as the "Child of Prophecy" that Obito, Danzo, Orochimaru, and others targeted Nagato and his two friends, causing the three teenagers to suffer so much.

181. Nagato's Declaration

"Master, please save Nagato. Orochimaru lured him to Ryuchi Cave with the promise of Sage Mode training, and he must be in great danger now."

Konan asked Jiraiya for help.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya pondered for a moment and replied to Konan, "If you're worried that Orochimaru will harm Nagato, there's no need to be too anxious."

He told Konan and Yahiko that Orochimaru had appeared alone in Amegakure, and said confidently, "Nagato is the child of prophecy. He can turn any misfortune into good fortune. Nothing will happen to him. You know, the peace of the entire ninja world depends on him."

Hearing him say that, the two felt a little more at ease.

Just then, Minato Namikaze suddenly shuddered and stepped forward to report to Jiraiya: "Hokage-sama, my shadow clone just saw Obito."

He recounted in detail the conversation between the shadow clone and Obito, as well as the process of their fight.

"Minato, Obito is your student, you should know his personality better than anyone. Why do you think Obito became the way he is now?"

Jiraiya frowned and asked Minato.

“Obito was an innocent and kind child, but he had a biased side deep in his personality, which made him easily provoked and manipulated. So I suspect that he was probably deliberately guided by someone after Rin’s death, which led him step by step into the abyss of evil. Unfortunately, I was unable to get the name of the person hiding behind the scenes from Obito.”

Minato combined the clues with his own deductions and conducted an analysis.

"This is truly perplexing," Jiraiya sighed.